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Pain and Neurodegenerative Undergraduate Research Experiences: Interacting with community partners to build specialized and enhanced neurologic disease programs for undergraduates.

Award Number: R25NS100118
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 01/01/2018
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 11/30/2024

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Pain and Neurodegenerative Undergraduate Research Experiences: Interacting with community partners to build specialized and enhanced neurologic disease programs for undergraduates. - PROJECT SUMMARY In the last decade, due to Congressional budget cuts, NIH funding for biomedical research has plummeted despite a growing public health need. Beyond the obvious effect of this reduction on the productivity of research labs, this funding climate likely dissuades undergraduate students from pursuing careers in biomedical research. This effect will be particularly deleterious to the study and understanding of chronic neurologic disease, an area of growing concern. We aim to counteract this possibility by supporting specialized summer undergraduate research experiences in pain and neurodegenerative disease. The rationale for this proposal is that by strengthening undergraduate research programs in neurologic disease, we can begin to build a pipeline of skilled researchers to respond to increasing rates of neurodegenerative diseases as our population ages. This proposal aims to develop and continue to implement two synergistic biomedical research programs. These new programs, the Pain Undergraduate Research Experience (PURE) and Neurodegenerative Undergraduate Research Experience (NURE), are cross-disciplinary and community- engaged biomedical summer undergraduate research programs. The objective of the PURE and NURE summer program is to increase student understanding of and exposure to the underlying science of pain and neurodegeneration, and importantly, to offer a more complete and authentic experience, by bridging basic science research with opportunities for students to interact on- and off-site with clinical researchers. 12 (six per program) rising sophomores and above will be recruited each summer for a 10-week long PURE or NURE session. We anticipate recruiting students from a variety of undergraduate majors including biology, chemistry, biochemistry, pre-physical therapy, pre-occupational therapy, pre-pharmacy, neuroscience, physics, computer science, and biomedical engineering. [We aim to include a diverse population of students by recruiting nationally from large research universities, historically black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, and regionally from low research and primarily undergraduate institutions.]


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = $128,790 )
2025	2025	DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT	600 FORBES AVENUE	PITTSBURGH	PA	15282	ALLEGHENY	USA	Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders	003	6	5/14/2025	COMPETING CONTINUATION	$793
2025	2025	DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT	600 FORBES AVENUE	PITTSBURGH	PA	15282	ALLEGHENY	USA	Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders	001	6	11/25/2024	COMPETING CONTINUATION	$128,790
2025	2022	DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT	600 FORBES AVENUE	PITTSBURGH	PA	15282	ALLEGHENY	USA	Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders	002	5	5/14/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	-$793
2025	2022	DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT	600 FORBES AVENUE	PITTSBURGH	PA	15282	ALLEGHENY	USA	Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders	000	5	11/18/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $128,790

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2024	2022	DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT	600 FORBES AVENUE	PITTSBURGH	PA	15282	ALLEGHENY	USA	Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders	000	5	4/15/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $107,999 )
2022	2022	DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT	600 FORBES AVE	PITTSBURGH	PA	15282	ALLEGHENY	USA	Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders	001	5	3/28/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$10,801
2022	2022	DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT	600 FORBES AVE	PITTSBURGH	PA	15282	ALLEGHENY	USA	Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders	000	5	1/3/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$97,198
														Subtotal = $107,999

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $107,999 )
2021	2021	DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT	600 FORBES AVE STE 205	PITTSBURGH	PA	15219	ALLEGHENY	USA	Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders	001	4	1/26/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$10,801
2021	2021	DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT	600 FORBES AVE STE 205	PITTSBURGH	PA	15219	ALLEGHENY	USA	Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders	000	4	12/11/2020	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$97,198
														Subtotal = $107,999

Issue Date FY: 2020 ( Subtotal = $134,401 )
2020	2020	DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT	600 FORBES AVE STE 205	PITTSBURGH	PA	15219	ALLEGHENY	USA	Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders	003	3	6/9/2020	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
2020	2020	DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT	600 FORBES AVE STE 205	PITTSBURGH	PA	15219	ALLEGHENY	USA	Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders	002	3	3/10/2020	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$10,801
2020	2020	DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT	600 FORBES AVE STE 205	PITTSBURGH	PA	15219	ALLEGHENY	USA	Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders	001	3	2/24/2020	SUPPLEMENT FOR EXPANSION	$26,402
2020	2020	DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT	600 FORBES AVE STE 205	PITTSBURGH	PA	15219	ALLEGHENY	USA	Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders	000	3	12/17/2019	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$97,198
														Subtotal = $134,401

Issue Date FY: 2019 ( Subtotal = $108,755 )
2019	2019	DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT	600 FORBES AVE STE 205	PITTSBURGH	PA	15219	ALLEGHENY	USA	Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders	001	2	1/18/2019	SUPPLEMENT FOR EXPANSION	$756
2019	2019	DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT	600 FORBES AVE STE 205	PITTSBURGH	PA	15219	ALLEGHENY	USA	Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders	000	2	11/30/2018	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$107,999
														Subtotal = $108,755

Issue Date FY: 2018 ( Subtotal = $107,999 )
2018	2018	DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT	600 FORBES AVE STE 205	PITTSBURGH	PA	15219	ALLEGHENY	USA	Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders	000	1	12/11/2017	NEW	$107,999
														Subtotal = $107,999

Grand Total All Awards = $695,943

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Pain and Neurodegenerative Undergraduate Research Experiences: Interacting with community partners to build specialized and enhanced neurologic disease programs for undergraduates.

Award Number: R25NS100118

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 01/01/2018

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 11/30/2024

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